Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
July 30, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 2008 at Minute Maid Park. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Bruce cf,lf 5 1 2 0
Keppinger ss 5 0 2 0
Griffey, Jr. rf 5 1 1 3
Phillips B. 2b 4 2 2 0
Dunn lf 5 2 3 2
  Patterson cf 0 0 0 0
Encarnacion 3b 5 2 2 1
Votto 1b 4 0 3 2
Bako c 5 0 1 1
Volquez p 3 1 1 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips A. ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Valentin ph 1 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 17 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Matsui 2b 5 0 2 0
Tejada ss 5 0 0 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 0 0
Blum 3b 4 0 0 0
Pence rf 4 2 2 1
Erstad cf 4 1 1 0
Quintero c 3 1 0 1
  Bourn ph 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
  Paronto p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Newhan ph 1 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Wigginton ph 1 1 1 3
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
  Loretta ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Cincinnati 020 050 1019173
Houston 000 010 400591
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Volquez  W(13-4) 6.1 6 5 1 1 5
  Lincoln   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Weathers   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cordero   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L(6-4) 4.2 9 6 6 1 4
  Paronto   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Byrdak   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Sampson   2.0 3 1 0 0 2
  Wright   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brocail   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
2

  E–Keppinger 2 (4), Dunn (6), Tejada (9).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Bako-Encarnacion, B. Phillips-Keppinger-Votto, Houston 1. Matsui-Tejada-Berkman.  2B–Cincinnati Votto (20,off Rodriguez), Houston Berkman (32,off Volquez); Pence (23,off Volquez); Matsui (20,off Lincoln).  HR–Cincinnati Dunn 2 (32,2nd inning off Rodriguez 0 on 1 out,5th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out); Griffey (15,5th inning off Rodriguez 2 on 1 out); Encarnacion (20,5th inning off Paronto 0 on 2 out), Houston Pence (14,5th inning off Volquez 0 on 0 out); Wigginton (9,7th inning off Volquez 2 on 1 out).  IBB–Votto (4,by Brocail).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–B. Phillips (22,2nd base off Brocail/Quintero).  CS–B. Phillips (6,2nd base by Rodriguez/Quintero); Tejada (5,3rd base by Volquez/Bako).  U-HP–Delfin Colon, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–3:13.  A–30,272.
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